Here, two things are not right, I do not know about others
1. Banana can reproduce by itself, new plants grow from its root ( No human hand is required for that)
2. Other than Strawberries, Cashew nuts also, the seeds grow outside the fruit.
T.M
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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2015 06:05:53 +0000
Subject: [www.keralites.net] MONEY BAGS TRIVIA.
Here is a bit of useless interesting information. to brighten your day and maybe learn something.
*MONEY BAGS*…..
*_Glass_* takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
*_Gold_* is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.
*_Your tongue_* is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
*_If you stop getting thirsty,_* you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
*_Zero_* is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
*_Kites_* were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
*_The song, Auld Lang Syne,_* is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
*_Drinking water after eating_* reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.
*_Peanut oil_* is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.
*_The roar_* that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
*_Nine out of every 10_* living things live in the ocean.
*_Airports at higher altitudes_* require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
*_The University of Alaska_* spans four time zones.
*_The tooth_* is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
*_In ancient Greece ,_* tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
*_Warner Communications_* paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.
*_Intelligent people_* have more zinc and copper in their hair.
*_A comet's tail_* always points away from the sun.
*_The Swine Flu_* vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.
*_Caffeine_* increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
*_The military salute_* is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.
*_If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up,_* you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
*_When a person dies,_* hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.
*_In ancient times_* strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
*_Strawberries_* are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
*_Avocados_* have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.
*_The moon_* moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
*_The Earth_* gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
*_Due to earth's gravity_* it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.
*_Mickey Mouse_* is known as "Topolino" in Italy .
*_Soldiers_* do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
*_Everything_* weighs one percent less at the equator.
*_For every extra kilogram_* carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.
*_The letter J_* does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
And last but not least:
*_This is called 'Money Bags.'_*So send this on to 5 people and money will arrive in 5 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui, the one who does not pass this on will have money troubles for the rest of the year.
*_Superstitious or not, I passed this along because it is...
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